A Congress delegation called on Uttarakhand Governor Margaret Alva late on Tuesday to formally stake the claim to form a new government.

State Congress spokesman Surendra Kumar said the delegation w

Having lost to Congress in Kotdwar, Uttarakhand chief minister B. C. Khanduri on Tuesday tried to put up a brave face as he thanked the voters for giving BJP their ‘blessings’ in the state and admitte

French President Nicolas Sarkozy moved closer to Socialist election frontrunner Francois Hollande in an opinion poll published on Tuesday, two weeks after he formally entered the race for April's pres

Team Anna will start its campaign in five election-bound states from Uttarakhand from January 21. Members of team Anna will campaign for a strong Lokpal bill, against corruption and other issues such

A Manipur poll aspirant whose nomination papers were rejected was arrested for exploding a powerful grenade at his rival's house, police said on Monday.

The person, Moirangthem Totomsana, was arrest

Fearing that banks may be ‘misused’ to bribe voters with cash during the forthcoming polls in five states, the Election Commission has asked the RBI to ensure that banking channels are not exploited f

Surveillance and Income Tax department teams, deployed for checking black money and narcotics in poll-bound Punjab, have seized close to Rs 18.84 crore cash and confiscated over 36 lakh ML of foreign

In a veiled attack on Election Commission, UP Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday said its order to cover statues of BSP's poll symbol 'elephant' and those of her own was ‘one-sided, wrong and an insult

As many as 801 nominations were rejected during scrutiny as withdrawal of papers started on Saturday for the January 30 Punjab Assembly election.

During scrutiny on Friday, nomination papers of 801

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will not take part in TV debates with rival candidates ahead of the March 4 presidential elections, his spokesman said on Thursday.

Putin has never come face-to-